Classification
Ichthyosauria
Unranked clade
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Hueneosauria
Unranked clade
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Merriamosauria
Unranked clade
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Shastasauridae
Family
Fossil sites 40 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Hettangian
(201.4–199.5 Ma)
1
Rhaetian
(205.7–201.4 Ma)
9
Norian
(227.3–205.7 Ma)
14
Carnian
(237–227.3 Ma)
13
Ladinian
(241.464–237 Ma)
3
Synonyms (3)
Ichthyosaurus carinatus
nomen dubium, species not entered Shastasauridae
Ichthyosaurus rheticus
nomen dubium, species not entered Shastasauridae
Shastasaurus sieversi
nomen dubium, species not entered Shastasauridae
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Bibliography
Original description
R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution.
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